A. 9055 Summary:

BILL NO A09055D
SAME AS SAME AS UNI. S06255-D
SPONSOR Budget
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Amd Various Laws, generally
Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime; relates to
the administration of traffic infractions; relates to disaster preparedness;
relates to the reimbursement of medicare premium charges for employees and
retired employees of the state, public authorities, public benefit corporations
or other quasi-public organizations of the state; exempts centralized contracts
from audit prior to finalization; relates to the ability to designate an agency
contract as a statewide contract and to the expansion of state contract rights
for local governments and non-profit organizations; alters the definition of
best value for procurement; expands contract use rights for local governments;
relates to the procurement opportunities newsletter; relates to the procurement
of department printing and purchases by charitable organizations; renames the
office for technology the office of information technology services; relates to
paying the metropolitan transportation authority the costs associated with
reimbursements for E-ZPass tolls paid by the residents of Broad Channel and the
Rockaway Peninsula for travel over the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge;
relates to the collection of assessments for annual expenses; authorizes the
transfer of certain facility parole officers to open positions as the parole
officer or senior parole officer title; expands the scope of the annual report
by the department of corrections to the legislature concerning the staffing and
facilities of state correctional facilities; relates to the education reform
program; relates to support for the public defense backup center and additional
state aid tied to the salary of the district attorney of each county and the
calculation thereof; and relates to the public safety communications surcharge.